The Research On Compilation Of Kangxi Dictionary

Kangxi Dictionary is a large-scale official rhetoric compiled by Zhang Yushu,Chen Tingjing and others.Its compilation has an epoch-making milestone.Although it has obvious political intent,the profound cultural value of the book cannot be ignored.The innovative and scientific compilation theory also has a profound influence on the compilation of later generations.Kangxi Dictionary is in the same line as Zihui and Zhengzitong.On the basis of summarizing the previous generations of dictionary compilation experience,it has developed a systematic and complete dictionary style,innovative and developed compilation ideas and rich and diverse interpretation materials,and has become a master in the history of dictionaries.This article is titled The Research on Compilation of Kangxi Dictionary,taking compiling thoughts as the key to the research,summarizing and analyzing the specific compiling styles and compiling methods formed under compiling thoughts,and further understanding the uniqueness of Kangxi Dictionary in the history of dictionaries.Under the influence of the compiling purpose of "with goodness and beauty,to be a classic which is hard to change",Kangxi Dictionary treats fulfilled,improved,perfected as the highest goal of dictionary compilation.Kangxi Dictionary has a large collection of characters,detailed interpretation materials and extensive collection,sorting of various documents and ancient books;It has formed a standardized,practical and well-structured compilation style,which is based on "the system is mellow,and the volume is clear".Kangxi Dictionary has formed a standardized,practical and well-defined compilation style.Combining form,sound,and meaning,"unifying meaning by sound","separating and combining similarities and differences","letter indexing for words";"The method of "tracing the source of the poor,based on conclusiveness" has made the compilation method of Kangxi Dictionary systematized,scientific and theoretical,Greatly developed the phonetic style and method of dictionaries.Compared with the previous dictionaries,the compilation of the Kangxi Dictionary has the following three innovations: First,with the purpose of "good and beautiful,and dictionaries are not easy",the "three perfect" goals of dictionary compilation are put forward and become The highest requirements for the compilation of dictionaries in future generations;second,to meet the needs of the language use of the times,to use a single word elicits multiple polysyllabic words,so that word books can also function as dictionaries,which has a profound impact on the compilation style of modern dictionaries;third,it pays attention to the connection between the pronunciation and the meaning of the words,changing the tradition of emphasizing glyphs in interpretation,while retaining the connection between glyphs and meanings,highlights the importance of phonetics in the changes of word meanings.After the completion of the Kangxi Dictionary,it provided a blueprint for the compilation of modern Chinese dictionaries,provided materials for social and cultural studies,and profoundly influenced the compilation of dictionaries in other countries,especially in the Chinese character cultural circle.Compared with the private revisions of Zihui and Zhengzitong,the official revision of Kangxi Dictionary shows the authority of dictionaries and raises the standard of dictionaries.Later generations of large and small dictionaries such as Xinhua Dictionary and Chinese Dictionary are all based on Kangxi Dictionary,getting further development.